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insight - 15th March 2008
AGE PROFILE of cranberry juice consumers Children 0-1616% Male 17-447% 45+19% Female 17-4417% 45+41% Info: Usage overview of cranberry juice. Year ending November 2007. In-home/lunchbox consumption Cranberry juice is worth £26m Consumers in the UK...
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monitor - 15th March 2008
Although milk prices paid to farmers across the UK have risen by 40% over the past year to between 25p-27p per litre, there are still warnings that milk production will continue to decline because of lack of profitability. A recent study by Promar...
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What the papers said - 15th March 2008
Shareholders in Marks & Spencer called into question its decision to promote chief executive Sir Stuart Rose to the role of executive chairman as part of a management shake-up, according to The Independent. Legal & General Investment...
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Thresher to shift away from 3-for-2 price deals
Off-licence specialist Thresher Group is set to ditch its 3-for-2 promos as part of a wide-reaching review of its business.Thresher Group trading director Lloyd Stephens said a key aspect of the review would be a move away from the...
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Campaign trail: Mars is backing its Euro 2008 campaign
Mars is backing its Euro 2008 campaign with a £7m ad spend - double the size of its Believe campaign in 2006. The two-month Mars Balls Get Britain Playing promotion, first revealed by The Grocer in January, will give away 100,000...
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How to use Challenge 21 to reduce underage sales
Andrew Opie Food policy director, British Retail ConsortiumChallenge 21 is the simplest and most effective method for retailers to stop underage sales by asking anyone who looks younger than 21 for official identification....
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Tetley bags the lead in tea brand activity chart
Tetley has taken the lead from PG Tips in the top five tea activity chart, eight points clear of second place with 33% of activity last weekend.
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Minister urges retailers to help African farmers
The government has called on retailers to do more to source fresh produce from Africa and help reduce poverty in the poorest countries.International development minister Gareth Thomas this week demanded supermarkets engage with African...
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Kraft aiming to make Oreo major UK brand
Kraft is ploughing a record £13m into its Oreo, Dairylea and Toblerone brands in the next five months as it rolls out new flavours and pack designs, and strives to create a major biscuit brand in the UK.It plans to replicate the success...
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Chewits aims healthy new range at families
Leaf has launched a new range of its Chewits sweets that it hopes will appeal to adults as well as kids - and reinforce its better-for-you credentials.The three-strong healthier range, Chewits Truly, will be launched next month and forms...
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Heinz ambient desserts
Heinz is expanding its presence in the desserts sector with the launch of two new ambient desserts: Gorgeous Classic Creamy Custard and Delicious Creamy Rice Pudding. Aimed at families who want to enjoy great-tasting classic puddings,...
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Food from Britain to discuss if FDF can pick up any pieces
In a body blow to small UK exporters, Food from Britain has revealed it will disband UK operations next year when its funding runs out.Three weeks after Defra announced it was pulling all support, FFB chair, Lady Sylvia Jay, told The...
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Ardo gives packs a green facelift
A new range of environmentally friendly packaging has been launched by Ardo UK.The new packaging film disintegrates in four years in a landfill site, not the 100 years taken by conventional plastic packaging, according to the Kent-based...
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Asda registers Feel Good trademark
Asda has kicked off a healthy living drive and is believed to be launching a new healthy-eating advice service for customers. The supermarket has applied to register a 'Feel Good with Asda' trademark and a new advice service would fit in...
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Asda woos wealthy shoppers - Q&A and Availability
Joe Lock knew he had a challenge on his hands when he became store manager of Asda's underperforming Burgh Heath branch in Surrey a month ago but he has already been rewarded with a Top Store award. Our shopper was impressed by how clean and tidy...
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Tahira widens Asda's halal
Tahira Foods has significantly expanded the range of halal foods its sells in Asda.The Wembley supplier, which claims to be Europe's largest halal provider, has expanded the frozen meats it supplies to Asda to include whole chicken,...
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We ask... how retailers are tackling binge drinking
Britain's booze culture has once again been put under the spotlight this month with renewed calls from MPs for promotions on alcohol to be outlawed and strong cider and lagers to be removed from shelves. Independent retailers we...
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M&S gives roses the Autograph treatment
Marks and Spencer is to launch a range of roses branded with the Autograph logo, which has so far been used only on premium clothing, beauty and homeware ranges.The roses are an extension of the Flowers & Gifts Delivered range and will...
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Retailers blast Darling over plans for plastic bag charge
The government's plan to force retailers to charge shoppers for plastic bags unless the number of free bags is dramatically reduced has been slammed by the industry.The Chancellor warned in this week's Budget that legislation would come...